Parallel Verses

King James 2000

But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham my friend.

New American Standard Bible

“But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Descendant of Abraham My friend,

King James Version

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

Holman Bible

But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
descendant of Abraham, My friend

International Standard Version

"But as for you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I've chosen, the offspring of my friend Abraham

A Conservative Version

But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,

American Standard Version

But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,

Amplified


“But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The offspring of Abraham My friend,

Bible in Basic English

But as for you, Israel, my servant, and you, Jacob, whom I have taken for myself, the seed of Abraham my friend:

Darby Translation

But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, my friend

Julia Smith Translation

And thou, Israel, my servant Jacob whom I chose thee, the seed of Abraham my beloved:

Lexham Expanded Bible

But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you, the {offspring} of Abraham my {friend},

Modern King James verseion

But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, My friend;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And thou Israel, my servant; Jacob, my elect seed of Abraham my beloved,

NET Bible

"You, my servant Israel, Jacob whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend,

New Heart English Bible

"But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,

The Emphasized Bible

But, thou, Israel, my Servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, - The seed of Abraham my loving one;

Webster

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

World English Bible

"But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,

Youngs Literal Translation

-- And thou, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, Seed of Abraham, My lover,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But thou, Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

יעקב 
Ya`aqob 
Usage: 349

the seed
זרע 
Zera` 
Usage: 229

of Abraham
H85
אברהם 
'Abraham 
Usage: 175

Context Readings

God Helps Israel

7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smoothes with the hammer him that struck the anvil, saying, It is ready for the soldering: and he fastened it with pegs, that it should not be moved. 8  But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham my friend. 9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called you from its chief men, and said unto you, you are my servant; I have chosen you, and not cast you away.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:7

Are not you our God, who did drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and gave it to the descendants of Abraham your friend forever?

James 2:23

And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

Isaiah 44:1-2

Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

Deuteronomy 10:15

Only the LORD had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their descendants after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.

Deuteronomy 14:2

For you are a holy people unto the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.

Psalm 135:4

For the LORD has chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

Isaiah 44:21

Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for you are my servant: I have formed you; you are my servant: O Israel, you shall not be forgotten of me.

Exodus 19:5-6

Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be a special treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

Leviticus 25:42

For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as slaves.

Deuteronomy 7:6-8

For you are a holy people unto the LORD your God: the LORD your God has chosen you to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

Psalm 33:12

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

Psalm 105:6

O you offspring of Abraham his servant, you children of Jacob his chosen.

Psalm 105:42-45

For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.

Isaiah 29:22

Therefore thus says the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now grow pale.

Isaiah 43:1

But now thus says the LORD that created you, O Jacob, and he that formed you, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name; you are mine.

Isaiah 48:12

Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

Isaiah 49:3

And said unto me, You are my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

Isaiah 51:2

Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bore you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

Isaiah 63:16

Doubtless you are our father, though Abraham is ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledges us not: you, O LORD, are our father, our redeemer; your name is from everlasting.

Jeremiah 33:24

Consider you not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD has chosen, he has even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, as if they should be no more a nation before them.

Matthew 3:9

And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

John 8:33-44

They answered him, We are Abraham's descendants, and were never in bondage to any man: how say you, You shall be made free?

John 15:14-15

You are my friends, if you do whatsoever I command you.

Romans 4:12-13

And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

Romans 9:4-8

Who are Israelites; to whom pertains the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

Galatians 3:19

Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the descendant should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Galatians 4:22-31

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a free woman.

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